diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e8672ea27..fd75d18e2 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ commands =
 basepython = python3.8
 deps =
     {[testenv]deps}
-    -r docs/requirements.txt
     pytest-flake8
 commands =
     py.test --flake8 {posargs:docs scrapy tests}